Zantiks MWP

Model organisms

The Zantiks MWP is suitable for use with larval zebrafish, adult Drosophila, Daphnia (neonates to adults), other crustaceans and small animals that can be housed in well plates or Petri dishes.

While an invaluable tool for the researcher specialising in behavioural studies, the MWP is also useful for any scientists working with model organisms as it helps them phenotype their organisms easily.

Benefits

Zantiks units are increasingly popular with labs worldwide. All the different types of unit are built along the same principles, enabling high throughput and easy-to-run experiments. The benefits of choosing Zantiks are that each unit:

Provides an isolated and stable environment for consistent results

Is networked and controlled via the web browser of any device

Generates live video view, provides real-time video recording

Uses the Zanscript language for experiment specification

Provides real-time results processing and output in .csv format

Has an integrated camera, computer, experimental chamber and built-in stimuli

Built-in stimuli

Overall illumination – overall illumination can be supplied from above the multiwell plate. Colour, brightness and duration can be specified with ms accuracy. This can be used to provide ambient lighting, circadian rhythm entrainment and/or light flashes to elicit startle responses, for habituation and PPI studies.

Screen to display images - a screen can display colours and images

Temperature control – the temperature of the the enclosed air in the MWP chamber can be controlled, the range of control within is from about 5 to 15 degrees Centigrade above the ambient temperature of the laboratory.

How to operate

The Zantiks AD is simple to operate. Fully networked, Zantiks units are supplied with a router and controlled via a web browser, allowing users to operate them from their own phone, tablet, laptop, PC, Mac or Chromebook. From the web browser on your device you can edit scripts, start and stop chosen services, view live video, download results (.csv files).

To operate a Zantiks unit connect to the same network as the unit and open up the home page of the Zantiks unit, the Zantiks Control Console, by typing in the IP address of the unit in the browser (this is displayed on the AD's screen when you boot up). From this home page you can operate all your networked units.